Agricultural implement.



Patented Nov. 5, 1918..

HARRISON H. MURDJICK, UF R101-11171700135, MIISSOURI.

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Application led February 27, 19in. Serial No. 219,3'21.

" Tov all wltomiz't may yconcern tilizer for mixture Be it knowvn that l, HARRrsoN H. MUR- nron, a citizen of the United States,- residing at Richwoods', Washington county, land State of Missouri, have invented a new and'luseful Agricultural implement, of which'the is planted. f

. Amother-objeetofthe invention is to provide a' fertilizer attachment including a receiving hopper from which the fertilizer .1s

advanced in measured quantities into a spout "fo-rvmixture with the seed grain.

Additional advantages resulting from the structure will be apparent without specific mention, reference being vmade to the accompanying drawing, in wh1ch- Figure 1 is a side elevation of a conventional form of grain drill showing the fertilizer attachment of the invention applied thereto.

Fig.r 2 is a plan view of the attachment em` bodying the invetion.

Fig. 3 is a vertical-section of the attach-V ment .embodying the invention.

Fig. f1 is a detailed view of a portion 'of 4the peripheryof the feeding drum.

lin the embodiment of the invention `illustrated in drawing, the attachment of theminvention is shown applied to' a conventional form of drill comprisingl a frame wcirk 1 mounted on-'wheels 2, upon which is supported the planting lmechanism comprising vthe seed hopper janol the hoe drill el, it being,

understoodthat there -is a seed feeding 'debetween the hopper and hoe.

simply illustrated in connection with the present invention .for the purpose of showing any type of grainlclrill or planter, the method f attachment fendi-mounting of the fertilidf,

an application of the-'invention to Jmachines of this type. lt will, of course, 4he understood that the attahmentsmay beused with 'this 4mechanism ,iswell' known in the art and is The fertilizerattachment of the present invention includes a hopper havin g downwardly inclined walls and an open top. The hopper 10 is supported upon a boxing or housing 11 for Vthe feed roller. rlhe boxing or housing 11 is. suppV'ted transversely' on the frame of the machine preferably back of the seed feeding mechanism. Extending lfrom the top of the housing 11 is a chute 12 having a forwardly inclined section which enters at its lower end the tube of the grain drill 4. Extending transversely of the hopper 10 is a shaft 13 which is suitably journaled in the side walls of the hopper, so that it. may freely i revolve therein. rl`he shaft 13 carries a series of blades or knives 1l arranged in staggered relation on the shaft. lin the housing 11 is a feeding drum .15, theaxis of which is below and parallel with the axis of the shaft 13. The drum 15 hasmarginal annular flanges 1G at each side which extends outwardly a considerable distance from the periphery of the drum so that there is an annular open space between vthe Hanges. Each of the flanges 1G has in its inner face a series of grooves 17, said grooves being equally spaced apart and the grooves in each flange being in' cross alinement. A

Plates 18 are arranged to bernounted in the alined pairs of grooves in the flanges 16, being held in position by set screws 19 passing through openings in lugs 20 at the base of the plates 18, the set screws 19 screwing into the face of the drum. rlhus it willfbe observed that the plates may be seated inthe feeding drum so as to form pockets into which the fertilizer is fed from the hopper.

'As the plates are removable the width of etv of the drill. through a dexible chain 23. The

shaft-.21 also carries a gear wheel 24k which meshes with a gear wheel 25 secured on an .extended end of the shaft 13, so that they shaft 13 and the drum are revolvedtogether in converging directions of rotatlon. j/

From the foregoing description of the construction of the attachment it will he observed that fertilizer deposited in the Ire lltlli 0r in the passages from the feed ceiving hopper 10 Willbe agitated and cut into particles of convenient size to be received into the pockets in the feeding drum 15 from which it will be delivered into the chute 12. This construction permits the use of fertilizer in various forms which, by means 'of the knives, is cut and broken before delivery to the feeding drum to such a size as will permit a unifor delivery of `the fertilizer and will prevent clogging of the fertilizer in the bottom of he hopper ing into t e delivery chute.

I am aware that -theconstruction may be modified .in certain details without departure from the spirit and scope of the invention.

What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In an agricultural implement, a fertilizer attachment comprising a receiving hopper,'a revoluble feeding drum located. below said hopper, and adelivery' chute from said .feeding drum, in combinationwith a revoluble shaft located in the hopper, and knives carried by said shaft, adapted toL/cut the material in .the hopper.

21A fertilizer attachment for agricultural l implements comprising a receiving hopper.

having an opening in the bottom thereof, a cutting device in the hopper adapted to cut the material therein, a' revoluble drum below said hopper, said drum having pockets in its periphery adapted to receive measuredquantities of the fertilizer from said hopper, and a delivery chute leading from saidV drum.

3. A fertilizer attachment for agricultural implements,` comprising a-hopper, a revoylublev cutter mounted in said hopper, a feeding drum below said'hopper, ya housing for said feedingdrum, anda Idelivery chute from said housing.

4. In a fertilizer attachment for agricultural implements, a receiving hopper, a revhousing mounted belowasaid hopper, a cutter revolubly mounted'in said hopper, a feeding v drum revolubly mounted insaid housing,

a discharge chute from said housing, and driving mechanism whereby said cutter and said feeding drum are rotated simultaneously.

6. In a fertilizer attachment for agricultural implements, the combination with a hopper, of a feeding drum adapted to receive fertilizer from said hopper, said drum having an annular chamber at its periphery, removable partition plates adapted to be seated in the periphery of said drum and thereby form receiving pockets in said drum, and a discharge chute in connection with said drum adapted o receive the fertilizer advanced from said hopper and discharge thereinto from said feeding drum.

7. A fertilizer attachment for agricultural implements, comprising a receivin hopper having an opening in the bottom t ereof, a shaft extending transversely through said hopper, aseries of cutting blades arranged in staggered relation on said shaft, means for revolving said shaft to effect cutting of the material in said hopper, a revoluble drum' below said hopper, said drum having pockets in its periphery adaptedto receive measured quantities of the fertilizer after the same has been cut, and a delivery chute for delivering the fertilizer to the ound. HARRISON ILMURD CK. 

